noun
definition
A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and/or attention.
synonyms
definition
A minor.
definition
A noble or aristocratic youth.
verb
definition
To bear or bring forth (a child); to produce, in general.
Examples of infant in a Sentence
Martha was alone with an infant and it was after nine o'clock.
And an infant baby cried.
Infant Baptism is practised.
All eyes were on him as he held the infant in front of him, one hand under her body and the other supporting her head.
Tessa scrambled over the rocks to reach her infant, stepping on Carmen's fingers in the process.
Taking on an infant would mean a massive lifestyle change.
For a woman who adamantly insisted from childhood that she didn't want children, an infant was a lot of responsibility.
Then, she heard the cry of an infant in the background.
As he leaned down to kiss the infant, her heart felt as if it were being torn from her body.
With a grant from the National Foundation for Infant Paralysis, he went to work on a polio vaccine.
A Cleveland mother had reported an infant child was taken from his crib while napping yet when Howie was able to enter the location before and during the alleged time, there was no sign of the child.
The nurse with raised elbows was lifting the infant over the rail of his cot.
You'll find yourself feeling overprotective of the infant, while at the same time you'll feel torn at the amount of time the new baby takes away from your older child.
When a new baby arrives, many times parents are overwhelmed with simply taking care of that infant's needs.
Remember, however, to keep loose sheets, blankets, pillows, and stuffed animals out your child's crib to reduce the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
You can allow your pet to sniff your infant, but if you notice any hostile behavior, you'll need to remove the animal immediately and address the problem as soon as possible.
There are several factors that doctors use in determining when to release a premature infant from the hospital.
Infant can be fed by mouth and is gaining weight.
A premature infant's growth chart is typically adjusted because of his prematurity.
We didn't have Jonathan when he was an infant, and there was so much sadness at the time Destiny was born.
She glued her attention on the doe, which was now licking life into her infant.
The last of the dukes of Norfolk had left a child heir, Anne Mowbray, married to the infant duke of York, the younger of the princes doomed by Richard in the Tower.
It is noteworthy that whereas, in Greece proper, Zeus attains a supreme position, the old superiority of the Mother Goddess is still visible in the Cretan traditions of Rhea and Dictynna and the infant Zeus.
Of the numerous small streams (Seifen or Flessen as they are named in the district) whose confluent waters compose the infant river, the most important are the Weisswasser, or White Water, and the Elbseifen, which is formed in the same neighbourhood, but at a little lower elevation.
The reign of Theodore began with a rebellion in favour of the infant tsarevich Demetrius, the son of Ivan's fifth wife Marie Nagaya, a rebellion resulting in the banishment of Demetrius, with his mother and her relations, to their appanage at Uglich.
A great number of other statutes confer powers or impose duties upon district councils, such as the acts relating to town gardens, agricultural gangs, fairs, petroleum, infant life protection, commons, open spaces, canal boats, factories and workshops, margarine, sale of horse-flesh and shop hours.
It rises in the recesses of the Koh-i-Baba to the west of Kabul, its infant stream parting the Unai pass from the Irak, the two chief passes on the well-known road from Kabul to Bamian.
Like the infant only car baby seat, this also comes with a five-point harness.
The infant absorbs the mother's subconscious hatred whilst it is trying to construct its ego.
Oxytocin use, duration of labor, prolonged infant hospitalization, and maternal fever followed a similar pattern.
In a neonate or young infant a severe infection may cause hypothermia.
Therefore, as it flees from guilt the infant uses imprinting as its route to jealous love.
The infant needs love, and it is this need that causes imprinting to occur.
An infant's actions are purely impulsive reactions to the sensations and emotions he is experiencing.
I would be grateful if parents would continue to leave the infant playground once the first bell is rung at 8.45am.
As you snuggle your infant close to you, talk or sing softly to her, and maintain eye contact as you do so.
You can choose a car seat that is suited for an infant only, or you can purchase one that adapts to your child as he grows.
Some strollers come as a set along with an infant car seat.
Research has shown a connection between pacifiers and a reduced incidence of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
A premature infant's immunization schedule should be decided based upon that baby's chronological age, not his gestational age.
If this baby will be your first, then you may be overwhelmed at the thought of keeping such a tiny infant healthy.
If you are breastfeeding your infant, things may not be going as smoothly as you'd pictured before your baby was born.
Again, your pediatrician can help you, but you can also do a little experimenting to see which nipple your infant responds to the best.
You may take one look at the squalling, red-faced infant in your arms, and think to yourself, "What have I done?"
On the other hand, you may be enamored of your infant immediately after her birth, only to be overcome with exhaustion a few days later.
Don't forget to read and sing to your infant!
Finally, don't feel guilty if the bond between you and your infant isn't immediate.
One of the major milestones in your infant's first year will be the development of his baby teeth.
Do the baby beds follow the safety standards recommended by the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Organization to reduce the risk of SIDS?
If you are expecting a baby or in the process of adopting one, you're probably bustling around buying baby supplies, baby furniture, and infant clothing.